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states could come into question. right now the current public debt is $16.43 trillion unless congress, both the house and the senate pass legislation, the president sign into law raising that nation's debt ceiling, the u.s. treasury could be in deep, deep trouble, raising questions about america's ability, willingness to pay its debt. u.s. could pay that debt, it would otherwise have to cut enormously for areas in domestic spending and defense 13e7bding in order to do so. and the president's saying don't hold america's economy 40s stajs in this political battle over deficit reduction dealing with nation's death. he will have an impassioned statement at the top and then he will ask reporters' questions. i assume there will be questions on guns. tomorrow the vice president is supposed to hand over his recommendations to the president about gun safety in the united states. gloria borger is here, it's a historic moment right now in the days leading up to inauguration, always, always very exciting, for those of us who are
states could come into question. right now the current public debt is $16.43 trillion unless congress, both the house and the senate pass legislation, the president sign into law raising that nation's debt ceiling, the u.s. treasury could be in deep, deep trouble, raising questions about america's ability, willingness to pay its debt. u.s. could pay that debt, it would otherwise have to cut enormously for areas in domestic spending and defense 13e7bding in order to do so. and the president's...
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senator levin said, repeating senator vandenberg's words after world war ii, united states senate in which the majority can do anything it wants, any time it wants, is a senate without rules. it would be like the red sox falling behind in boston and saying to the cardinals, we're the home team, we'll add a few innings until we can score some runs. this is a senate without rules. and it's done -- >> that's lamar alexander and mitch mcconnell, republican leaders, in the u.s. senate, blasting harry reid, senate majority lead somewhere democrats for dramatically changing rules of the game. rules in place for a long time. dana, they just decided to do this. they passed this change, you no longer need 60 voted to block a presidential nominee. you only need majority 51. ever since i've been reporting here in washington, that filibuster has been in place, 60-vote requirement has been in place, but now for the first time it has changed and democrats are making what point in arguing for this dramatic change, dana? >> reporter: it's that they believe it is the president's prerogative to have th
senator levin said, repeating senator vandenberg's words after world war ii, united states senate in which the majority can do anything it wants, any time it wants, is a senate without rules. it would be like the red sox falling behind in boston and saying to the cardinals, we're the home team, we'll add a few innings until we can score some runs. this is a senate without rules. and it's done -- >> that's lamar alexander and mitch mcconnell, republican leaders, in the u.s. senate,...
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states senate. let's bring back gloria borger in this conversation. a lot of people don't understand, this is a compromise, not universal background checks, not what the democrats wanted, what the president wanted, it's a compromise. but 90% of the american people want universal background checks, 8% or 9% don't. why is it so tough to get this? >> well, very tough to get this on both sides of the aisle. you know that democrats, for example, lots -- about half a dozen of senate democrats up for reelection come from progun states. so it's very difficult for them to vote for any kind of huge kind of gun control. i mean, if you do look at our poll, we have a new poll out today, you're right, 86% of the american people favor tougher new background checks. 14% oppose it. so you never get the american people to agree. >> yeah, there was a poll that had 98%. all these polls are very consistent. >> that's right. and i think what you see in this compromise from these two men, both of whom are rated well by th
states senate. let's bring back gloria borger in this conversation. a lot of people don't understand, this is a compromise, not universal background checks, not what the democrats wanted, what the president wanted, it's a compromise. but 90% of the american people want universal background checks, 8% or 9% don't. why is it so tough to get this? >> well, very tough to get this on both sides of the aisle. you know that democrats, for example, lots -- about half a dozen of senate democrats...
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now, unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cries. for the millions of americans that are facing the threat being forced into part time work. unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cry. >> it was harry reid's turn and he took a quick shot at senator cruz. >> it's unfortunate that so much time is now spent wasting, not accomplishing anything. that's what this has been about is wasting time. the american people know, they've been called upon by the senator, the junior senator from texas, they've been called upon time and time again. the american people. the american people. alltel you something, mr. president. the american people know that every hour that he has spoken or speaks, pushes another hour closer to a republican government shutdown. >> obama care is just as bad as many of us said it would be. and it's about to get a lot worse. this train is picking up speed and there's a bridge out ahead. sort of like one of those wily coyote cartoons, except this isn't funny. >> for almost a whole day, the senate stage w
now, unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cries. for the millions of americans that are facing the threat being forced into part time work. unfortunately, the united states senate is not hearing their cry. >> it was harry reid's turn and he took a quick shot at senator cruz. >> it's unfortunate that so much time is now spent wasting, not accomplishing anything. that's what this has been about is wasting time. the american people know, they've been called upon...
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the first woman, arguably maybe the most powerful woman in the united states and maybe in the world, janet yellin will be the next chair of the federal reserve if she's confirmed by the u.s. senate. we'll have special coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern. much more coming up in the "newsroom" right after this. ?hÑa @8@x >>> all right. you just heard the news here on cnn. jay carney announcing the president expects, expecting those death benefits to the families of fallen troops to be reinstated as early as today. the remains of four u.s. troops killed in afghanistan were returned home today at dover air force base in delaware. their families have not received the $100,000 death benefit due to the partial shutdown here in washington. it's just one of the many indignities that veterans are suffering under the furloughs. congressman of the chairman armed committee is joining us. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >> let me get your quick reaction to what we heard from jay carney. the president was you be set when he learned that the death benefits would not be provided to tho
the first woman, arguably maybe the most powerful woman in the united states and maybe in the world, janet yellin will be the next chair of the federal reserve if she's confirmed by the u.s. senate. we'll have special coverage at 3:00 p.m. eastern. much more coming up in the "newsroom" right after this. ?hÑa @8@x >>> all right. you just heard the news here on cnn. jay carney announcing the president expects, expecting those death benefits to the families of fallen troops to...
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something intensely personal between united states senate candidate liz cheney and her sister mary has become very public. the issue of same-sex marriage came up during an interview liz gave to fox news. >> i don't believe we ought to the discriminate against people because of their orientation. if people want their partner to be able to have health benefits or be designated as a beneficiary on their life insurance, there's no reason we shouldn't do that. i don't support amending the constitution on this issue. i do believe it's an issue that's got to be left up to the states. i believe in the traditional definition of marriage. >> your sister mary who is married to a woman put out this post. she said for the record, i love my sister. you, but she is dead wrong on the issue of marriage. >> yeah, and listen, i love mary very much. i love her family very much. this is just an issue on which we disagree. >> mary took to facebook again and she did not mince words saying "liz, this isn't just an issue on which we disagree. you're just wrong and on the wrong side of history." if nothing else
something intensely personal between united states senate candidate liz cheney and her sister mary has become very public. the issue of same-sex marriage came up during an interview liz gave to fox news. >> i don't believe we ought to the discriminate against people because of their orientation. if people want their partner to be able to have health benefits or be designated as a beneficiary on their life insurance, there's no reason we shouldn't do that. i don't support amending the...
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i would suspect at the end of the day there's votes against him in the united states senate but i think by abe large they realize that chuck hagel is exceptionally well qualified for the job and carry on the tradition of the pred ecessors quite well. >> he talked about budgets, i think he used the word bloated. let's play it. have a look. >> defense department i think in many ways has been bloated. so i think the pentagon needs to be paired down. >> i think the pentagon needs to be pared down. usually those are fightings words for someone of your ilk. >> well, the good part about this is chuck hagel may get exactly what he wants, the opportunity to go in and have the defense department defend the budget and then make the decisions. i think the more important thing is that as we look to this post-iraq, post-afghanistan period, are we going to have a strategy driven by resources or resources driven by the strategy? >> that's a good point. pardon me. i wanted to ask you about how your colleagues within the military feel about that, particularly as we continue to move in to a new model of w
i would suspect at the end of the day there's votes against him in the united states senate but i think by abe large they realize that chuck hagel is exceptionally well qualified for the job and carry on the tradition of the pred ecessors quite well. >> he talked about budgets, i think he used the word bloated. let's play it. have a look. >> defense department i think in many ways has been bloated. so i think the pentagon needs to be paired down. >> i think the pentagon needs...
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we passed a bill on saturday night, sent it to the united states senate that would delay obama care for one year and would eliminate permanently the medical device tax that is costing us tens of thousands of jobs that are being shipped overseas. senate decided not to work yesterday. well, my goodness. if there's such an emergency, where are they? >> i heard the speaker say that the house has done its work by delaying obama care. i'd like to remind the speaker and all my colleagues on the gop side that the work that has to be done is to pass a budget to keep the government open. the issue of obama care is over. it was resolved in the last presidential election when the president was re-elected and said that he was going to continue with it. >> there's so much potential for bipartisan efforts to advance this legislation in the senate. but senator reid needs to bring up the proposal and adopt an attitude that is broader than our way or the highway. there's time left for us to work together. the senate needs to hustle. >> the republicans want the administration to believe that they now want
we passed a bill on saturday night, sent it to the united states senate that would delay obama care for one year and would eliminate permanently the medical device tax that is costing us tens of thousands of jobs that are being shipped overseas. senate decided not to work yesterday. well, my goodness. if there's such an emergency, where are they? >> i heard the speaker say that the house has done its work by delaying obama care. i'd like to remind the speaker and all my colleagues on the...
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we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue that has to be resolved in a bipartisan basis. and i believe the majority of the american people support such an effort. and i want to thank my colleagues again. and the ever congenial senator schumer. >> now we'll have even more congenial senator durbin. >> i want to thank my colleagues, john mccain, thanks. we have been down this road before, but i feel very good about our chances this time. chuck, thank you for your leadership on this. i'm sure that marco and bob and lindsey and i understand you've been the force behind this. if he's the glue, you're the force. and i
we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue...
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states senate. i have issues with it, but that aside, it is the obsession with saying, either do what i want you to do or i am going to act in a fiscally irresponsible way. >> what about delaying implementation for a year? the president has delayed some parts of the implementation for a year. what about that compromise? in i don't think that's a compromise. the affordable care act was given three, four years to be implemented. it's now about to be implemented october 1, where the market place will be open people will be able to choose health care and give affordable quality health care to at least 30 million more people than have availability to it now. we think that's very important. it's been a tough fight. very frankly, we need to see how it works, correct it where it doesn't, and make sure it works properly to do what we want it to do and that's provide affordable health care to our people. >> we've got to leave it however, congressman. in order to keep the government running and not see a shutd
states senate. i have issues with it, but that aside, it is the obsession with saying, either do what i want you to do or i am going to act in a fiscally irresponsible way. >> what about delaying implementation for a year? the president has delayed some parts of the implementation for a year. what about that compromise? in i don't think that's a compromise. the affordable care act was given three, four years to be implemented. it's now about to be implemented october 1, where the market...
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president obama, joe biden, kerry, hagel, these are all people who in the united states senate, rose to some prominence, particularly the president himself, by saying don't go it alone. you need the american public with you. you need the united nations with you. and of course, the president's cynicism and skepticism about the iraq war was part of his political calculation as he became president of the united states. so, imagine this national security team and again, a lot of them are new to this job. kerry, new, hagel, new, for example. sitting there and deciding whether they in fact are going to go it alone without the security counsel. and without great britain, without the allies they would like to have and you know, a president at this time has to seem resolute, absolutely sure of what he is about to do. it seems to me in watching them over this past week, they've been spending an awful lot of time talking about i understand how you're border weary, your concerns because they've been there, but if the president comes out today and gives the american people an update on where we a
president obama, joe biden, kerry, hagel, these are all people who in the united states senate, rose to some prominence, particularly the president himself, by saying don't go it alone. you need the american public with you. you need the united nations with you. and of course, the president's cynicism and skepticism about the iraq war was part of his political calculation as he became president of the united states. so, imagine this national security team and again, a lot of them are new to...
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and so, our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them, as well. >> today's vote is just the beginning of this fight which needs to end by the end of the month or else the government will shutdown. aaron mcpike joins us from capitol hill right now. we just heard the majority whip kevin mccarthy emphasize this was in his words, a bipartisan vote. technically, he may be correct but not really all that bipartisan. >> that's right, wolf. that's because just two democrats sided with republicans to get those 230 votes. if you want to call it a bipartisan vote, that's true. there was also one republican who sided with the democrats who voted against it. i will tell you just next week it will be moving into the senate. what eric cantor said today at this rally of house republicans after the vote was essentially calling out democrats. they want to get democrats on the record about t
and so, our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them, as well. >> today's vote is just the beginning of this fight which needs to end by the end of the month or else the government will shutdown. aaron mcpike joins us from capitol hill right now. we just heard the majority whip kevin mccarthy emphasize this was...
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a framework for immigration reform in the united states senate. a similar group happening -- the conversation happening on the house side as well this a bipartisan basis. in a moment, we'll hear from folks who don't agree with the president's proposal. first, let's get reaction from our team of political experts and reporters, gloria borger with us, jessica yellin and miguel marquez at a key location in georgia. i want to start with you, jesse, because of something the president said. he said he was laying out key markers. he said if congress doesn't move a bill, if it bogs down, he will send a specific proposal of his own. that's something reform advocates wanted in first term. why does the president think the second term politics are better? >> reporter: because of the president's showing amo ining ao voters. he won more than 70% of the latino vote. republicans did not show well among them. and so the shift means that there is a coalition now among democrats and republicans, he believes, to move republicans across the finish line to get somethin
a framework for immigration reform in the united states senate. a similar group happening -- the conversation happening on the house side as well this a bipartisan basis. in a moment, we'll hear from folks who don't agree with the president's proposal. first, let's get reaction from our team of political experts and reporters, gloria borger with us, jessica yellin and miguel marquez at a key location in georgia. i want to start with you, jesse, because of something the president said. he said...
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people living in the united states eventually to have a pathway to citizenship but the bill is stalled right now in the republican-controlled house of representatives. republican congressman jeff denham of california has broken ranks with his fellow republicans say he will vote with the democrats if the bill comes to the floor. he's joining us to explain his decision. congressman, thanks for coming in. >> it's good to be with you again. >> tell us why you decided to break with your other republican colleagues and side with the democrats when it comes to a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >> look, i don't believe it is as breaking ranks. i believe this is to focus the nation and focus the house on getting real reform done this year, whether it's a top to bottom approach with a number of republican bills that have already passed through committee or more of a xrinsive approach, my focus is making sure we have a solution done this year. >> are you the first republican to take this position to side with the democrats on this issue, as far as you know? >> i am because i don't
people living in the united states eventually to have a pathway to citizenship but the bill is stalled right now in the republican-controlled house of representatives. republican congressman jeff denham of california has broken ranks with his fellow republicans say he will vote with the democrats if the bill comes to the floor. he's joining us to explain his decision. congressman, thanks for coming in. >> it's good to be with you again. >> tell us why you decided to break with your...
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joe biden is a former senator, deals with senators. harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy this time around. >> a little awkward, indeed. jonathan, good reporting. thanks very much. gloria will stick around. we just heard john boehner, the speaker of the house, will be making a statement reacting to the president within the next half hour. we will of course have live coverage right here on cnn. things i prefer to do on my own. but when it comes to investing, i just think it's better to work with someone. someone you feel you can really partner with. unfortunately, i've found that some brokerage firms don't always encourage that kind of relationship. that's why i stopped working
joe biden is a former senator, deals with senators. harry reid has a united caucus on this. he's not so worried about losing those red state democrats and the strategy is a non-negotiation strategy as we just heard for the last hour from the president of the united states. so there aren't any back room deals that are being cooked up. they're just not talking to each other but biden has been in these meetings. it's very clear, though, that harry reid has said i'm taking the lead, i'm the guy...
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it exists in the united states of america, period. but i'd also like to point out that right now, we have a black u.s. senator who's republican and we've got two hispanic u.s. senators that are republican. and so, i think that while there's still work to be done amongst all of america, we have made some strides in the republican party and some of those needs to be recognized. it can't just be about chastising. i welcome general powell's criticism. i think we should have a big tent where his criticism and self-introspection is part of looking at where we go as a party. but i also think we need to recognize some of the steps that have been made. >> all right, ana, tara, thank you very much. appreciate both of you weighing in. it's a good discussion and we'll continue it. sorry we've run out of time. >>> breaking news. former president george h.w. bush being discharged today, this is after being treated for bronchitis. it's a bacterial infection, a persistent cough. he says, "i am deeply grateful for the wonderful doctors and nurses at m
it exists in the united states of america, period. but i'd also like to point out that right now, we have a black u.s. senator who's republican and we've got two hispanic u.s. senators that are republican. and so, i think that while there's still work to be done amongst all of america, we have made some strides in the republican party and some of those needs to be recognized. it can't just be about chastising. i welcome general powell's criticism. i think we should have a big tent where his...
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here was john mccain. >> to allege or infer that the president of the united states will kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is frankly ridiculous. >> gloria, we are talking about this freshman senator rand paul, dana said happy ending, let's move on. might it have ramifications for the senator? >> it shows you the split. john mccain is an old time pro defense, pro military senator and he believes what senator paul was asking for was really self evident and belittled what i think he thinks is the main issue in listening to him and he believes the main issue is the question of transparency. how people in the senate who are on the intelligence committees or maybe on armed services ought to be able to know how and why the government makes the decision drop drone when is it does drop drones. that's what john mccain would like to hear more about from the administration. it is clear to me he thought this was already evident and eric holder made it more evident today by specifically saying what he said. he believes it was
here was john mccain. >> to allege or infer that the president of the united states will kill somebody like jane fonda or someone who disagrees with the policies is a stretch of imagination which is frankly ridiculous. >> gloria, we are talking about this freshman senator rand paul, dana said happy ending, let's move on. might it have ramifications for the senator? >> it shows you the split. john mccain is an old time pro defense, pro military senator and he believes what...
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nick paton walsh is up at the united nations. we'll check with him later to see what's going on. clearly diplomatic movement in advance of tomorrow's major meeting between the secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. though the senate vote is clearly delayed the president will still need an answer an at some point down the road. does he get the go-ahead from congress just in case if the new diplomatic case russia initiated does not pan out? oo. >> even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. i don't think we should remove another dictator with force. we learned from iraq that doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next. but a targeted strike can make assad or any other dictator think twice before using chemical weapons. >> the indiana republican senator can coats was on the fence at least till yesterday. shortly after meeting with the president on capitol hill, he came against any authorization of u.s. military strikes in syria. he's joining us right now. thanks very much for joining us. >> thank y
nick paton walsh is up at the united nations. we'll check with him later to see what's going on. clearly diplomatic movement in advance of tomorrow's major meeting between the secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. though the senate vote is clearly delayed the president will still need an answer an at some point down the road. does he get the go-ahead from congress just in case if the new diplomatic case russia initiated does not pan out? oo. >> even a...
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the next treasury secretary is confirmed by the united states senate. by the way, we'll hear later from the alabama senator, jeff sessions. he'll be joining me to talk about the president's decision to ask jack lew to be the next treasury secretary. senator sessions hates that idea. >>> we're waiting, as i said, for the president. stand by, much more of our special coverage right after this. >> he is that rare person in washington who has been here for years who has done some very hard things and brokered some serious bipartisan agreements and done it in a way that has earned the admiration of almost everybody he's worked with. >>> president obama getting ready to announce a key choice for his economic team this hour. we're minutes away from the announcement. the president will formally nominate his white house chief of staff, jack lew, to replace treasury secretary timothy geithnerment one critic, though, says lew is the president's "yes" man. that critic being steven moore, editorial board member and writer for the "wall street journal." steve i
the next treasury secretary is confirmed by the united states senate. by the way, we'll hear later from the alabama senator, jeff sessions. he'll be joining me to talk about the president's decision to ask jack lew to be the next treasury secretary. senator sessions hates that idea. >>> we're waiting, as i said, for the president. stand by, much more of our special coverage right after this. >> he is that rare person in washington who has been here for years who has done some...
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the united states senate has stayed with the traditional approach of the washington establishment of maintaining the status quo and doing nothing to respond to the suffering that obama care is causing millions of americans. the timing of this vote, it is my understanding from leadership, is likely to occur today. i have no objections to the timing of this vote. >> speaker john boehner's camp is silent. no decision now on how this will go in the house, but it appears investors have faith, as news of the potential deal spread, stocks climbed with the dow adding up 150 points. what's in the deal? here are the parameters we know about at this point. the government opens for business immediately, funded until january 15th. the debt ceiling extended until february 7th. that hypothetical can basically kicking the can down the road again, hypothetically, and here's an idea. budget negotiators opponenting folks who can actually sit down and talk to one another about long-term spending and then the "o" word, you heard cruz, the only obama care related issue in the deal, income verification for
the united states senate has stayed with the traditional approach of the washington establishment of maintaining the status quo and doing nothing to respond to the suffering that obama care is causing millions of americans. the timing of this vote, it is my understanding from leadership, is likely to occur today. i have no objections to the timing of this vote. >> speaker john boehner's camp is silent. no decision now on how this will go in the house, but it appears investors have faith,...
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this united states senate, 20 out of 100. that's a record. that's pretty impressive. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. there are more female senators than ever before. but, you know, on the flipside of that. it is still only 20% of the senate. women make up more than a majority of the country. so they're doing better, but still have a ways to go to really match the way the country looks. having said that, you know, these women talking to them in the hallways, the new senators and house members and even those who have been here for a long time. they're not shy about the facts that they think if there were more of them even that things would run a lot more smoothly here. in fact, the democratic leader, nancy pelosi, said earlier today just that. that she thinks that just by nature women are more consensus builders. so it could help more to have them not just around but in positions of leadership. so definitely are a lot of women who are extremely excited. one other bit of history in the new congress, barbara mikulski, the senator of
this united states senate, 20 out of 100. that's a record. that's pretty impressive. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. there are more female senators than ever before. but, you know, on the flipside of that. it is still only 20% of the senate. women make up more than a majority of the country. so they're doing better, but still have a ways to go to really match the way the country looks. having said that, you know, these women talking to them in the hallways, the new senators and house members...
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and i used to argue this in my last years in the united states senate. that we ought to cancel a few recesses. including the one that occurred right after the debt ceiling debacle in august of 2011. because we hardly had done any work during the course of that session. members of the house and the senate should be in session at least five days a week. for at least three weeks. and then have the ability to go home for a week to their constituency. i understand the importance of going home on weekends. but to ultimately only have, you know, 2 1/2 days or 3 days a week in session for the remainder of the year, given all the overarching issues that are affecting americans, and most especially in the aftermath of this devastating shutdown. because it has taken its toll on the average american. it's taken a toll on the american economy, on the ability to create jobs, the uncertainty that results. you know, it's interesting based on the report in the standard & poors that suggested 900,000 jobs ultimately will be lost as a result of all the uncertainty. i well
and i used to argue this in my last years in the united states senate. that we ought to cancel a few recesses. including the one that occurred right after the debt ceiling debacle in august of 2011. because we hardly had done any work during the course of that session. members of the house and the senate should be in session at least five days a week. for at least three weeks. and then have the ability to go home for a week to their constituency. i understand the importance of going home on...
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there are 55 democrats in the united states senate right now, 45 republicans. before democrats voted just a couple hours ago to change the rules in this historic moment, you needed 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, where they put the brakes on senate business. this nuclear option blew that up, totally changed the rule, lowered the number from 60 to 51. that's the simple majority, for most nominees except supreme court nominees specifically. 51 votes wins simple majority. let's talk to two folks on this. chief political correspondent, host of "state of the union" candy youby and jeff toobin to help put this in perspective. before we talk about the history that was made, i'm curious, why even call this a nuclear option? where did that come from? >> the nuclear option is the nuclear option because everybody knew that if the rules were changed, if the filibuster rules were changed, it would cause an explosion on capitol hill in terms of ill will. that -- and, you know, you can say, how much worse can it get? i guess we'll see. the truth is you now have people, i t
there are 55 democrats in the united states senate right now, 45 republicans. before democrats voted just a couple hours ago to change the rules in this historic moment, you needed 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, where they put the brakes on senate business. this nuclear option blew that up, totally changed the rule, lowered the number from 60 to 51. that's the simple majority, for most nominees except supreme court nominees specifically. 51 votes wins simple majority. let's talk to two...
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states senator standing in the hall of the capitol. he was eager to talk about it and talked to his home state newspapers as well. >> real quick here, we'll turn the corner, why did he talk now? do you think it got to the point the threshold he felt like he was losing the pr battle, he had to jump in at this point? >> reporter: yes, i think that's exactly right. i asked the question, i was surprised to get an e-mail saying he was ready to talk. and the answer was because he is angry, he's angry about the fact that these allegations are out there, particularly about the prostitutes. he wanted to answerer them and he also wanted to talk finally about the issues that he generally admits to. so, yes, i mean he realized that it had just gotten out of control and he's sick of running away from reporters in the hallways. >> yes, we can be rather insist ent there. you talked to somebody else willing to talk, eric cantor, trying to get a makeover from the republican party or push for a different branding, if you will. what did he held you? >> r
states senator standing in the hall of the capitol. he was eager to talk about it and talked to his home state newspapers as well. >> real quick here, we'll turn the corner, why did he talk now? do you think it got to the point the threshold he felt like he was losing the pr battle, he had to jump in at this point? >> reporter: yes, i think that's exactly right. i asked the question, i was surprised to get an e-mail saying he was ready to talk. and the answer was because he is...
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the good news is within the past couple of hours, the united states senate, democrats and republicans, acted responsibly, by voting to keep our government open and delivering the services the american people expect. now it's up to the republicans in the house of representatives to do the same. i say that because obviously democrats have a great interest in making sure that these vital services continue to help the american people. so far, the republicans in the house of representatives have refused to move forward. and here's the thing. unlike the last time they threatened this course of action, this debate isn't really about deficits. in fact, our deficits are falling at the fastest pace that they have in 60 years. by the end of this year, we will have cut our deficits by more than half since i took office. so that's not what this is about. and in fact, if you have been following the discussion, the republicans in the house don't even make a pretense that that's what this is about. instead, the house republicans are so concerned with appeasing the tea party that they have threatened
the good news is within the past couple of hours, the united states senate, democrats and republicans, acted responsibly, by voting to keep our government open and delivering the services the american people expect. now it's up to the republicans in the house of representatives to do the same. i say that because obviously democrats have a great interest in making sure that these vital services continue to help the american people. so far, the republicans in the house of representatives have...
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ov, that is an explanation to say there shouldn't be a crisis, that the united states would not have an immediate crisis, but it doesn't really answer the crisis, what do you do when other bills become new, social security, medicare, paying the military? we'll talk to a senator from pennsylvania, pat toomey, a republican, who has taken this argument. take a listen. >> there's zero chance that the u.s. government is going to default on its debt. it's unfortunate that people have conflated this idea of not raising the debt ceiling immediately on october 17th with somehow defaulting on our debt. you know, we bring in in tax revenue about 12 times as much money as it takes to pay our interest on our debt. >> wolf, a lot of republicans that i have had on the show this week say that might be technically true, but we shouldn't be playing this game. we shouldn't be taking this risk. so we'll be talking to senator toomey, also senator dick durbin, democrat from illinois, and much more coming up on "the lead." >> we'll be watching at the top of the hour. >> it's been a rallying cry for republi
ov, that is an explanation to say there shouldn't be a crisis, that the united states would not have an immediate crisis, but it doesn't really answer the crisis, what do you do when other bills become new, social security, medicare, paying the military? we'll talk to a senator from pennsylvania, pat toomey, a republican, who has taken this argument. take a listen. >> there's zero chance that the u.s. government is going to default on its debt. it's unfortunate that people have conflated...
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the united states senate is moving very quickly on getting some laws in place. >> you see what happened with dianne feinstein and ted cruz yesterday. there is a debate going on, even after newtown, jennifer. >> yes. it is horrible that there is a debate. we need better gun control. no question about it. but going back to michael moore, suppose these pictures -- to publish these pictures is almost pornographic, it is horrific, it is a vile atrocity that happened that i hope none of us should ever forget and let it never happen again. it is horrific. >> the panel is unanimous. thank you very much. let's move on now. lots of talk on whether women can have it all, a work, life and time for family. all right. but a new study says men may not be able to have it all either. hmm. what do you think? my panel weighs in next. oh, hi thehey!ill. are you in town for another meeting? yup, i brought my a-team. business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe. hi joe! hi there! earn a ton of extra points with the double your hhonors promotion and feel the hamptonality. license and r
the united states senate is moving very quickly on getting some laws in place. >> you see what happened with dianne feinstein and ted cruz yesterday. there is a debate going on, even after newtown, jennifer. >> yes. it is horrible that there is a debate. we need better gun control. no question about it. but going back to michael moore, suppose these pictures -- to publish these pictures is almost pornographic, it is horrific, it is a vile atrocity that happened that i hope none of...
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he served two terms as united states senator from the republican party and i talked to administration official over at the white house about some of those comments from lindsey graham. and getting to what swron king and gloria borger were talking about a few moments ago, there was a feeling over the white house that some of this is a little bit of a grudge that's being held by some of these senators because of chuck hagel's eventual opposition to the war in iraq. he made some very tough statements about the surge and the wisdom of the surge. i talked to an administration official about this over the phone earlier this morning. listen to this comment that i got from this official. he said it's one thing to posture on a talk show. it's another thing to look a two-term senator in the eye and say i'm voting against you because you turn against the war in iraq. then that official went on to say if the republicans want to vote against chuck hagel, this would be another example of the republican party, in the words of this official, being in the political wilderness. it does seem, to a certa
he served two terms as united states senator from the republican party and i talked to administration official over at the white house about some of those comments from lindsey graham. and getting to what swron king and gloria borger were talking about a few moments ago, there was a feeling over the white house that some of this is a little bit of a grudge that's being held by some of these senators because of chuck hagel's eventual opposition to the war in iraq. he made some very tough...
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. >> in the united states senate, we will not repeal or defund obama care. we will not. >> reporter: now, no surprise, the obama administration says the president would veto the legislation that is pending before the house today. that's putting aside the fact that it would probably never pass the senate. meanwhile, as for that event in kansas city later on this afternoon, it's really just a few hours from now, the president is supposed to talk about the economy, but again, no surprise here, white house officials are saying expect the president to go after the republicans about this threat of shutting down the government. carol? >> jim acosta reporting live from the white house. again, the house of representatives now in session and doing some housekeeping maneuvers right now. as soon as they get done with those, i guess they'll vote on that bill. we'll keep you posted, of course. >>> if the flooding of biblical proportion wasn't enough to deal with in colorado, the state is also facing a crisis of what's in the water. there are ten different oil spills in th
. >> in the united states senate, we will not repeal or defund obama care. we will not. >> reporter: now, no surprise, the obama administration says the president would veto the legislation that is pending before the house today. that's putting aside the fact that it would probably never pass the senate. meanwhile, as for that event in kansas city later on this afternoon, it's really just a few hours from now, the president is supposed to talk about the economy, but again, no...
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i shared with the president if i am confirmed with the united states senate, i will always do my best. i will always do my best for our nation and for the men and women and their families who are called on to make the enormous sacrifices of military service. they're safety, success and welfare will always be at the forefront of the decisions i make. i also assured the president that i will always provide him with my most honest and informed advice. i make that same commitment to this committee and to the congress. if confirmed, i will reach out to the members of this committee for advice and collaboration. it will be a partnership. because the national security challenges america faces require it. our nation's security is the highest priority of our leaders and our government. we cannot allow the work of confronts the great threats we face today to be held hostage to partisanship of either bodies allowed. the stakes are too high. men and women of all political philosophies and ideas die and fight for our country, as this committee knows so well, protecting our national security, or co
i shared with the president if i am confirmed with the united states senate, i will always do my best. i will always do my best for our nation and for the men and women and their families who are called on to make the enormous sacrifices of military service. they're safety, success and welfare will always be at the forefront of the decisions i make. i also assured the president that i will always provide him with my most honest and informed advice. i make that same commitment to this committee...
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you can get semiautomatic weapons in the united states pretty easily. so that debate kind of goes on, brooke. >> and the debate in the senate begins as well. joe johns, thank you. >>> bottom of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. technology, sports business, health, science, news, we're hitting it all for you right now in what we call the power block beginning with your money. take a look. dow up 50 points. half hour until the closing bell. the climb as we've sort of seen all week long. let's go to alison kosik live at the stock exchange with more good news. what is it that's leading all these huge gains we're seeing? >> that really is the money question. it isn't one thing propelling it. part of it is the economy. most of it is the fed stimulating the economy with billions of dollars and you have investors seeing the headlines of the records every day. they want toup on the train before it leaves the station. also this is the tail end of historically what's been the best for stocks. coming into summer the market historically doesn't do as well. sam sobel, he
you can get semiautomatic weapons in the united states pretty easily. so that debate kind of goes on, brooke. >> and the debate in the senate begins as well. joe johns, thank you. >>> bottom of the hour, i'm brooke baldwin. technology, sports business, health, science, news, we're hitting it all for you right now in what we call the power block beginning with your money. take a look. dow up 50 points. half hour until the closing bell. the climb as we've sort of seen all week...
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that's why we're saying that nobody can become a legal permanent resident of the united states unless these border measures pass. >> reporter: but that simply is not resonating with a lot of his fellow conservatives here in the senate. they just had a press conference talking about the fact they simply don't buy it. they think this idea of beefing up the border with more agents, with the fence and more technology, is effectively just a smoke screen because they still think at the end of the day, a path to citizenship is the wrong way to go for illegal immigrants. one other thing i want to mention. you heard a little bit of talk about the house. this is kind of maybe the beginning of the end of the senate debate. it has a long way to go and the house is going to be a critical, critical thing. because the house speaker, republican speaker, needs to really balance the -- the idea of what's good for the party and reality has within his own caucus. >> dana, you're stealing my thunder. i was going to talk to gloria. that was my question to gloria. gloria, before i ask you that question i kn
that's why we're saying that nobody can become a legal permanent resident of the united states unless these border measures pass. >> reporter: but that simply is not resonating with a lot of his fellow conservatives here in the senate. they just had a press conference talking about the fact they simply don't buy it. they think this idea of beefing up the border with more agents, with the fence and more technology, is effectively just a smoke screen because they still think at the end of...
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unfortunately the united states has limited my ability to do so, including limiting his ability to leave russia and travel the world. in his letter he actually said they made it impossible for him to fly to brazil. that's a problem, carol, can he get there even if the brazilians did offer him asylum? >> we'll see. jim sciutto reporting this morning. >>> senators orrin hatch, isaacson are the latest senators that support the bill on a test vote today. final passage is expected no later than thursday if that succeeds. >>> weekend storm dropped as much as 16 inches of snow in the northwest. another round of winter weather is heading that way. this is what it looks like in erie, pennsylvania. boston and providence could see half a foot of snow by the end of today. maine is expected to get hit, too. they're expecting another nine inches of snow. state troopers are slapping drivers with a fine for not clearing off cars properly, because that snow can fly off and damage someone's windshield. >> the snow, depending how cold it is, how warm it is, what time of day, it stuturns into ice. it falls
unfortunately the united states has limited my ability to do so, including limiting his ability to leave russia and travel the world. in his letter he actually said they made it impossible for him to fly to brazil. that's a problem, carol, can he get there even if the brazilians did offer him asylum? >> we'll see. jim sciutto reporting this morning. >>> senators orrin hatch, isaacson are the latest senators that support the bill on a test vote today. final passage is expected no...
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states. take a listen. >> you said, i think to senator grassley, that the older brother, the suspect who was killed, when he left to go back to russia in 2012, the system picked up his departure, but did not pick up him coming back. is that correct? >> that's my understanding. i can give you the detail in a classified setting, but i think the salient fact there, senator, is that the fbi text alert on him at that point was more than a year old and had expired. >> it is interesting that the secretary says the salient fact is that the investigation had already been closed into him, by the time he came back. well, salient, also troubling. let's bring in former cia operative and cnn analyst bob baer. help us make some sense of this. the concern is that there was a slip, right? that this was someone you should have had eyes on, and you didn't. what does it mean to you? >> i think, you know, when i first looked at this, i didn't think it was an intelligence failure. i now do think it is -- there sho
states. take a listen. >> you said, i think to senator grassley, that the older brother, the suspect who was killed, when he left to go back to russia in 2012, the system picked up his departure, but did not pick up him coming back. is that correct? >> that's my understanding. i can give you the detail in a classified setting, but i think the salient fact there, senator, is that the fbi text alert on him at that point was more than a year old and had expired. >> it is...